Responsibilities: Overseeing PEACE (Peace Essay and Art Challenge Experience), an essay/art contest for local students. Member of the nomination committee for new board members.

Notes: I'm also a regular attendee of our mass incarceration focus group, JENI (Jobs and Education, Not Incarceration). JENI's most recent accomplishment is spearheading a municipal marijuana reform initiative that lowered the penalty for first time possession to a $50 infraction. While the city approved the reform, the state has challenged the legality of the reform.

Marker Madness. Public relations campaign.

Spring 2010-Fall 2010.

Title: Chief Organizer.

Responsibilities: Development and implementation of campaign plans, development of campaign literature, volunteer management

Notes: This campaign was in response to a local city ordinance. I organized and worked with a political coalition including Democrats, Republicans, Democratic Socialists, and Libertarians and oversaw a staff of 20+ people. The campaign was ultimately successful, leading to the city council voting nearly unanimously to change the ordinance. Highlights of the campaign included appearing on the front page of the local newspaper.

Blank Page. Non-Profit Art Center.

Fall 2007-Summer 2009

Title: Project Manager (2007-2009), Chief Editor (2008-2009)

Responsibilities: Oversight of various activities and events, volunteer coordination, development and oversight of Blank Zine project (including developing and implementing plans for funding, content acquisition, production, and distribution).

Notes: The Blank Page approached me to develop a fund-raising publication for them after hearing about my previous work in small press publications. Between contributors and manual labor, I oversaw a volunteer staff of 40+ people for what was, at the time, the second largest local publication focusing on the local art and music communities.

Notes: This is the ubiquitous day job, but it’s been a great experience. I get along with my co-workers incredibly well and enjoy the work. The part of the collection I work with includes art history and theory, music history and theory, art prints, graphic novels, and the media collection (CDs, DVDs, VHS, and blu-rays).I’ve done some additional work– helping design displays and giving lectures to schools.

Areas of study: Studio Arts (focus on illustration and design), English (focus on creative writing), andCommunications (focus on print media and editting).

I studied a broad spectrum of communication disciplines to gain the skills needed for seeing a project from concept to completion, including intense studies of graphics, copy, and publishing. The original goal was to follow a course of study that would allow a greater understanding of the comics medium, but the result included being exposed to a wide variety of creative disciplines and challenges.